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tne Bahrain government, tno rolltical Agent, tne navy (in
connection with their baseband tne Oil company, and whicn 1
think may do useful work.

90 Agrioulttoro, Owing to tne serlouu deollno in tne
Pearl trade it has been necossary to look to other aourcoo far

revenue and employment o! labour, and in tnio connection
Agriculture naB boen under consideration* Tne Btate propoaeo
to start a email Agricultural Department but 1 have advised

them b el ore doing so to got an agricultural expert i’rom India
on a short visit to Bahrain to give tnem tne benefit of nis
technical advioe* This matter is also under way and it is

hopod tnat tne export will shortly be in Bahrain*
the
10. Public works* A project wnicn a^Kuler and tne people
havo had at heart is tne joining up by a causeway of the main

Islands of xdanama and Muharraq. This is now nearing completion,
which
but tne final stage^involves crossing a gap which must be
left free for the passage of local craft, has still to be

completed* Croad of the Central Public Works Department of
the Government of India, who visited Bahrain in connection with
tno choosing of a sito for tho new Residency, has very kindly
supplied valuable technical advice to tne Bahrain Government

on this matter, and tho serviceo of an expert engineer in
due course will be applied ror*
new Law courts have also been oonBtruoted*

11, Sport* In theoe days this is by no means a negligible
side of social aotlvity* The young Bahraini is, I am glad to

8ay, reasonably enthusiastic about games, and there are already
a number of football and nookey teams in tne Btate, What is
wanted /